Flink Surname

64,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Flink Surname Definition:

(Dutch, German) The sturdy, stalwart man; the quick, active man.

Flink Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,1091:4,669445
United States1,9301:187,80318,657
South Africa1,1271:48,0726,129
Finland6811:8,0721,262
Germany6131:131,33015,989
Netherlands5071:33,3085,549
Denmark2171:26,0132,663
Russia1051:1,372,60196,503
Israel811:105,65012,007
Australia551:490,83137,357
Canada491:751,95159,756
Norway431:119,58815,719
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Austria321:266,10730,958
Hungary321:306,75923,012
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
England131:4,286,005132,302
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Flink (75) may also be a first name.

Flink Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch, German) The sturdy, stalwart man; the quick, active man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Flink Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Flink Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Flink (Russian: Флинк) is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Flink? popularity and diffusion

The surname Flink is the 64,743rd most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 943,616 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Flink reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,116,575th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 75 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 2,109 people, or 1 in 4,669. In Sweden Flink is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found and Skåne County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Sweden it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Flink Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Flink has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Flink last name increased 1,090 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flink Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Flink surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Flink last name are 7.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Flink earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.01% less than the national average, earning 314,896 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.53% less than the national average, earning R 127,056 per year; in United States they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $46,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.5% more than the national average, earning $58,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flinck91718/
Flinke9115/
Flnk891/
Fling801,420/
Flenk8034/
Flynk8020/
Flinc801/
Flinkova772/
Fellingk771/
Flenke7353/
Hfling739/
Flenck732/
Flingh731/
Pfling730/
Fluing730/
Flings730/
Felling671,028/
Fylling67798/
Fülling67761/
Filling67615/
Fölling67374/
Følling67151/
Völlink6755/
Fälling6734/
Høfling6710/
Fælling679/
Villink670/

Flink Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Flink in the Russian language
Флинкflink-

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